How to identify a device > USB on linux

This article will explain a procedure on how to list and identify the USB devices that are connected to you computer. Make sure the device is powered-up and enabled before listing the devices. Device are mainly identified using a pair of hexadecimal numbers, like 04b3:3108. The 4 first hexadecimal digits are the Vendor ID (04b3 = IBM). The 4 last hexadecimal digits.

How to list and identify the USB devices that are connected to you computer.

Make sure the device is powered-up and enabled before listing the devices.

Device are mainly identified using a pair of hexadecimal numbers, like 04b3:3108.

Most of the devices (device-ids) handled by Debian are listed in the page : DeviceDatabase/USB.

Many people simply use lsusb, which is available on almost every Debian system, to list the devices on their computer. Gnome users can install and use the hardinfo method. KDE user can use kinfocenter.

lsusb

lsusb (package:usbutils) is the standard tool to query the connected USB devices.

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